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Why hasn’t the messianic urge for “efficiency” hit the tech industry?
What Mark Zuckerberg’s change of heart on misinformation means for the world.
Bhaskar Chakravorti and Joel P. Trachtman's seminal work granularly examines the complexities of balancing free speech against dangerous content on social media.
The 2024 U.S. elections were plagued by disinformation, shaping voter perceptions on key issues like immigration and crime. As Trump's second term begins, his disinformation machine seems poised to escalate.
AI won big, but the prizes served as a reminder of what we could all lose.
The U.S. Congress missed an opportunity. Instead, it published a road map that fails to address the key challenges posed by new technologies
The U.S. Congress missed an opportunity. Instead, it published a road map that fails to address the key challenges posed by new technologies
The U.S. Congress missed an opportunity. Instead, it published a road map that fails to address the key challenges posed by new technologies
Tufts University researchers explore "small" AI's potential in Sub-Saharan Africa, where specialized models, trained on smaller datasets, can positively impact individual lives, like farmers in Kenya.
As AI advances, it confronts major trust issues due to concerns like disinformation, safety, ethical dilemmas, bias, and environmental impact. Addressing these challenges involves a unified strategy: training, empowering, and involving humans in AI oversight.
We are staring at an employment crisis, which could get worse. But with policy support that could change.
Regulatory panic could do more harm than good. Rather than poor risk management today, rules should anticipate the greater risks that lie ahead.
In 2023, AI's breakthrough led to Big Tech dominance. Regulators, aiming to protect, unintentionally fueled accelerationists' power, raising consolidation risks.
As competition intensifies in the global race for AI dominance, we mapped the emerging geography of AI leadership across four main drivers: data, rules, capital, and innovation.
AI power shifts globally impact prioritized applications, societal benefits, economic sectors, data for training algorithms, biases inclusion, and innovation versus safeguards balance. 25 nations compete for AI leadership.
In an exclusive interview with Business Insider Africa, representatives from Tufts Fletcher School, the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Dalberg shared their perspectives on the critical challenges and opportunities facing Africa's youth in the realm of job creation
Fuel African labor markets: Embrace digital shifts, empower 'systems
orchestrators,' drive growth for 375M job seekers.
In this interview, Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses the importance and future of digital public infrastructure with Hindol Sengupta.
As the Global AI race intensifies, we mapped emerging AI leadership across data, rules, capital, and innovation.
Women remain under-represented in high-paying technical and decision-making roles in STEM professions – a scenario that exposes the Achilles’ heel of the entire technology industry.
The under-representation of women in high-paying STEM roles is a vexing issue that exposes a systemic inertia across the industry.
From the COVID Shock to the AI Surge: How 125 Digital Economies around the World are Evolving and Changing.
Why hasn’t the messianic urge for “efficiency” hit the tech industry?
Bhaskar Chakravorti explores the economic impact of Donald Trump's potential return to the White House. He highlights global focus on Trump's team and policies, analyzing their effects on international relations and economic strategies. The discussion offers key insights into challenges…
What Mark Zuckerberg’s change of heart on misinformation means for the world.
The 2024 U.S. elections were plagued by disinformation, shaping voter perceptions on key issues like immigration and crime. As Trump's second term begins, his disinformation machine seems poised to escalate.
The world’s most powerful nation gnaws on its fingernails, there is some comic relief, few reasons for hope.
The concept of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is gaining momentum globally, as countries seek to digitize essential services like identification, payments, and civil registration.
